Flight of Fear • Kings Dominion

Holy crap. This is genuinely the best (currently operating) coaster at KD. Period. I hadn't ridden this since 1 ride in March 2024 until today, and wow. Truly an awesome experience. The launch is insa...

Holy crap. This is genuinely the best (currently operating) coaster at KD. Period. I hadn't ridden this since 1 ride in March 2024 until today, and wow. Truly an awesome experience. The launch is insane and the cobra roll is insanely whippy. The ONLY DOWNSIDE is the mid-course does slam to a stop, however the final turns are crazy intense and that last corkscrew is one final gut punch before the end. 10/10. Truly a fantastic ride and my new #2 overall behind the one and only Pantherian.

I like the layout and it being indoors. It is a unique experience to not know where the track is going and a lot of moments caught me off guard on my first ride, especially the last inversion near the...

I like the layout and it being indoors. It is a unique experience to not know where the track is going and a lot of moments caught me off guard on my first ride, especially the last inversion near the end. The launch is good and I love how long the tunnel is for you to really feel the speed. I also like the intensity when you finish the launch tunnel and suddenly start going up at a steep angle. After that, the ride seems to go on forever and whenever you think it's over, there is more to it. The theming is also amazing and I like how the queue line and station are done. I wish they had some form of lore or story behind it to go with the theming but it's fine. It also could have been an elite themed attraction if they extended the theming into the ride itself and put light up stuff and extra decoration in the room where the ride is. This is a great ride but it definitely has some dead spots and isn't the most comfortable thing ever since the restraints can be a bit uncomfortable and the track isn't very smooth.

the biggest surprise of my us trip i didn't know nothig about this coaster but i loved it. the hydraulic launch is strong and insane,the rest of the ride was a bit disconfort but funny,the ride almo...

the biggest surprise of my us trip i didn't know nothig about this coaster but i loved it. the hydraulic launch is strong and insane,the rest of the ride was a bit disconfort but funny,the ride almos in the pitch dark that hide to you all of the elements is something special

Great first launch and inversions, but everything after that is pretty mid. And this ride is shockingly rough everywhere except for the very front. The theming in the queue and station is good, but I ...

Great first launch and inversions, but everything after that is pretty mid. And this ride is shockingly rough everywhere except for the very front. The theming in the queue and station is good, but I wish there was some theming in the ride area.

It has a great launch and a fun layout. Unfortunately the trains are very cramped, but I did have a better experience sitting in the second row of the car. The exterior has been updated to match the J...

It has a great launch and a fun layout. Unfortunately the trains are very cramped, but I did have a better experience sitting in the second row of the car. The exterior has been updated to match the Jungle Expedition themed area, but they haven't changed the theming in the queue.

I really love Flight Of Fear. I find it to be a rather underrated coaster and the layout had some super nice forces. The MCBR unfortunately trims to all hell, but other then that, its a super solid co...

I really love Flight Of Fear. I find it to be a rather underrated coaster and the layout had some super nice forces. The MCBR unfortunately trims to all hell, but other then that, its a super solid coaster.

I only rode this once, because the lines were so much longer than any other ride, and I'd rather ride I305 5 times that this twice. My one experience was iffy, because although it was a great coaster,...

I only rode this once, because the lines were so much longer than any other ride, and I'd rather ride I305 5 times that this twice. My one experience was iffy, because although it was a great coaster, operations stopped it mid ride and because I was in the back left and that was the way we were leaning, I felt like I was about to fall off. I wasn't sure whether it was planned at the time, but some friends who went on earlier, while I waited longer for the back row, told me their ride didn't stop, so I believe the operators didn't like what a rider was doing and instructed hands to stay down or something. It was a weird experience for sure, and definitely one of the strangest rides I've ever had on a coaster.

I've been simping for the alien leader since 2021. Back then, KD still had him turned off. THANK GOD they're retheming I305 and opening Rapterra, because this means HE IS BACK. I finally got to experi...

I've been simping for the alien leader since 2021. Back then, KD still had him turned off. THANK GOD they're retheming I305 and opening Rapterra, because this means HE IS BACK. I finally got to experience the ride today, and it was a BLAST. HEARING THE ALIEN LEADER'S VOICE FOR REAL WAS A TOTAL W. The op is hilarious, the launch is amazing and the rest of the ride is a doozy. The fucking final inversion is KILLER. (in the same cadence as "I LOVE YOU KITCHEN GUN") I LOVE YOU ALIEN LEADER

It's a pretty good ride but has its flaws. The theming is fantastic for this one including the queue line. I had a Fast Lane so I missed out on the normal queue but the lighting and effects from the...

It's a pretty good ride but has its flaws. The theming is fantastic for this one including the queue line. I had a Fast Lane so I missed out on the normal queue but the lighting and effects from the moment you enter the building until you ride the actual ride are great. The ride operator is also funny with quirky lines before he launches you into the entire layout. I thought the launch itself was a pretty big con. It's not punchy at all and seems extremely weak. I'm very surprised people put it as a pro. Compare this to Full Throttle which also has a weak launch but it's intended to barely get you through the loop resulting in awesome hangtime. This would just be a lot better if you were going faster. The layout itself is pretty decent and has that spaghetti bowl effect. You're just taking a bunch of loops in the dark which is cool but at the same time starts to feel a bit repetitive. There weren't any outstanding forces to be experienced but the theming and complete pitch-black experience makes up for that. 3.5/5 stars

Pretty well themed ride. The tricks the operators play on riders with the launch system really enhances the ride experience and serves as sort of a performance and is very entertaining when waiting in...

Pretty well themed ride. The tricks the operators play on riders with the launch system really enhances the ride experience and serves as sort of a performance and is very entertaining when waiting in the station. That launch is also very very punchy with the first two inversions being forceful. However, after that the ride just meanders around for a bit with jerky turns until the last corkscrew (just like Anaconda), and in my opinion the dead-spots problem is even worse on FoF than Anaconda (the pros do put FoF over the edge though by far).

The theming is definitely more than you would expect from a Cedar Fair park. The launch kicks hard and is in my top 2 favorite launches from a stop (the other being Rock'n Roller Coaster at Disney Ho...

The theming is definitely more than you would expect from a Cedar Fair park. The launch kicks hard and is in my top 2 favorite launches from a stop (the other being Rock'n Roller Coaster at Disney Hollywood Studios). The inversions are also fun, if you can look past the roughness, and this coaster is brutally rough. The first time I rode it, I thought it might be using Arrow-style tangent radius transitions. After a re-ride, I now believe that the trains are just shuffling and jackhammering their way through the layout, and this layout is far too intense for this level of poor tracking to be acceptable. If I don't ride defensively, my legs repeatedly slam back and forth between the hard metal bars on each side of the lap bar, and the shin pads are as usual uncomfortable for my long legs. I couldn't find any way to brace my legs to avoid this. I can lock them in the middle with my arms and prevent the legbanging by holding onto the grab bar, but this prevents me from sitting in a position where I can make proper use of the headrest, resulting in neck pain. This has a lot of potential, but in my opinion an indoor dark roller coaster needs to be smoother than this to really be enjoyable.

The theming on this is really good, I love the weird aliens in space suits like you’re entering their hangar and escaping on their ship. The ride is good, especially for an indoor, with a strong launc...

The theming on this is really good, I love the weird aliens in space suits like you’re entering their hangar and escaping on their ship. The ride is good, especially for an indoor, with a strong launch and fun spaghetti bowl that builds in speed until the end.

Comme à Kings Island, un Launch Coaster Premier Rides avec un début bien sympathique : Launch bien puissant, inversions bien intenses. Malheureusement la suite n’est qu’enchaînement de virages et n’a ...

Comme à Kings Island, un Launch Coaster Premier Rides avec un début bien sympathique : Launch bien puissant, inversions bien intenses. Malheureusement la suite n’est qu’enchaînement de virages et n’a pas grand intérêt mais ça reste bien sympathique.

Have you ridden Joker's Jinx at Six Flags? You have? Good. Then you've ridden Flight of Fear. Take Joker's Jinx, put it inside of a huge building, turn the lights off, and you have the Flight of Fear....

Have you ridden Joker's Jinx at Six Flags? You have? Good. Then you've ridden Flight of Fear. Take Joker's Jinx, put it inside of a huge building, turn the lights off, and you have the Flight of Fear. It's one of those uncomfortable rides due to the rattling, but it's worth taking a little bit of punishment for it, unlike the Anaconda. The launch is there, into literally just a ball of tracks. The theming used to be a lot better, but they removed some things when the Paramount Era came to an end, thus the name change from The Outer Limits to Flight of Fear. The big UFO inside is still there. The wait time can be a challenge and has the long queue, but 80% of the queue is indoors so it's a nice break from the heat or rain. The line also seems to move a lot better than most rides. Don't get me wrong, there's still about an hour and 30 minute wait, but it usually moves pretty quick. The ride itself is impressive, inversions galore, with a few loops. Luckily they changed the restraints from over the shoulder to a lap bar. You'll still get a lot of rattling, but nothing to make you feel like you was in a fight afterwards since your head is free. The ride isn't pitch black inside the building, there's some ambience lights thru out the ride so you can see where you're going and the track. It's a pretty amazing look. The ride drops you off at the opposite of the track in another area which makes loading and unloading a lot easier and quicker. It's a fun ride overall. It's definitely one to look for on a visit.

I went into this one with pretty low expectations and came away very pleasantly surprised! The theming in the queue is actually very nice and not something I expected at Kings Dominion. The launch is ...

I went into this one with pretty low expectations and came away very pleasantly surprised! The theming in the queue is actually very nice and not something I expected at Kings Dominion. The launch is incredible and one of my favorites of all time. I assumed that this coaster would have over-the-shoulder restraints, so I was very excited to see it was just a lap bar. The only downside is that it does crawl a bit after the midcourse, but it remains quite fun regardless. The lines it can build up even on a slow day are quite frustrating, too. 8/10 - "We can't let you guys on because someone is throwing up back here" -Ride op explaining to us why we were just standing in the station

The starter of the LIM-launch revolution, the importance of this ride (and her identical twin sister) cannot be overstated. The launch into darkness, followed by the classic Premier Rides spaghetti b...

The starter of the LIM-launch revolution, the importance of this ride (and her identical twin sister) cannot be overstated. The launch into darkness, followed by the classic Premier Rides spaghetti bowl still delivers the thrills after all these years. I just wish that MCBR didn't hit so hard, the ride kinda crawls a bit after it.

Surprisingly good coaster with a disorienting indoor section. Queue theming is excellent as well and really gets you freaked out to ride. The launch was much better than expected, but may be due to th...

Surprisingly good coaster with a disorienting indoor section. Queue theming is excellent as well and really gets you freaked out to ride. The launch was much better than expected, but may be due to the dark. Had no issues with the restraints so I wasn't expecting to see that as a complaint. Anyway, really great supporting coaster for the park.

Going in, I did not expect as much from Flight of Fear. I personally enjoy the lap-bars (even though a lot of people don’t), as they allow for some good hang time on the cobra roll, sidewinder, and th...

Going in, I did not expect as much from Flight of Fear. I personally enjoy the lap-bars (even though a lot of people don’t), as they allow for some good hang time on the cobra roll, sidewinder, and the corkscrew. The launch also still holds up pretty well over 25 years later. After the main 3 inversions and the drop off the mid course however, the ride is basically just a bunch of intertwining filler track, which could have been SO much better. The main problem with FoF is that the kings dominion version specifically had been very unreliable. My visit (June 2022), the ride was only open for 2 hours that day until it broke down.

This ride is pretty ok. The launch is fun and the first couple of inversions are solid. Unfortunately everything after the MCBR is slow and uneventful because it slows you down to a near stop. Also th...

This ride is pretty ok. The launch is fun and the first couple of inversions are solid. Unfortunately everything after the MCBR is slow and uneventful because it slows you down to a near stop. Also this ride is pretty shaky and jerky

Theme/Presentation: 8/10......Restraint: 5/10......Ascent/Launch: 8/10......Drop: 2/10......Speed: 6/10......Smoothness: 3/10......Air/Hang Time: 2/10......Elements: 5/10......Intensity: 7/10......Dur...

Theme/Presentation: 8/10......Restraint: 5/10......Ascent/Launch: 8/10......Drop: 2/10......Speed: 6/10......Smoothness: 3/10......Air/Hang Time: 2/10......Elements: 5/10......Intensity: 7/10......Duration: 7/10......Overall: 53/100

Pretty neat launch coaster. The MCBR really is a buzzkill, but the first half at the intended speed is a fun rush. The lap bar restraints need to come down needlessly far in my opinion. The coaster do...

Pretty neat launch coaster. The MCBR really is a buzzkill, but the first half at the intended speed is a fun rush. The lap bar restraints need to come down needlessly far in my opinion. The coaster doesn't really warrant such restrictive restraints. If you have big legs, best of luck.

This is a very underrated ride. The first half is great, with a fun fast launch, and three fast, forceful, and disorienting inversions. Lots of people complain about the second half being rough and ...

This is a very underrated ride. The first half is great, with a fun fast launch, and three fast, forceful, and disorienting inversions. Lots of people complain about the second half being rough and boring. While I can see people calling it rough, I don't think it's boring at all. The turns and transitions have very imperfect profiling, but it makes the second half feel a lot more out of control. I also love how your constantly building up speed. The last corkscrew is also pretty intense. My only con is the lap bar and the trains. The just aren't comfortable to sit in, but they don't detract much from the ride experience.